Time slot meter



June 5, 1923.

1.457.838 c. P. HENRY TIME-SLOT METER Fi ed A 16, 192 2 Sheets-Shet 1 &1

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June 5, 1923. 1,457,838

c. P. HENRY TIME SLOT METER Filed Aug. 16, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented June 5, 1923.

UNITEos-rArEs iam , rr'iiorsgp" cHAnLEsrAr'ro HENRY, or raiarAx,'VIJRGINIA,

, TIME: SLOT METER.

, Application filed A ugust 16, 1921. Serial 1T0. 492,811.

To all whom it may concern: 1'

Be it known that I, GHrmLns'R-"HENRY,

a citizen'of the' United States,fresiding at Fairfax, in the county ofFairfax and State of Virginia, have invented certain new'and usefulImprovements in. TimeSlot Meters,

of which the followingflis a specification,

time period, the machine'will operate for closing the'sourcefofsupply,'.'whereby the lights will go outz'or be extinguished.

I With this and other objects in View, my invention rco'mp'rises certainnovel combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter described, illustrated in thefaccompanying drawings, andmore particularly pointed out in the appended claims. r y

In the drawings: 1 Y a Figure '1 is aview of'mymeter, taken on line-1+1,2, and" looking in thejdirection of thearro ws. I

- Figure 2 is'a' sectional view,.taken on'line 22, Fig. 1, and lookingin the direction of the arrows pointing towardthenumerals' 2.

V. Figure 3 is a sectional view," taken on line 3-3, Fig. 1, and lookingin the direction of the arrows pointingtowardthe numer- .als'3.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the clock-dial and the hand-operated deviceassembled therewith, takenon line 4-4, Fig. 3.

Figure 5' isan' enlarged plan view of the start and stop de'vicefor theclock: V

Figureh isan enlarged,sectional' view,

taken on line"6' 6, Fig. 3." p

l Referring to the drawings by-numerals, 1 designates the casing, and 2;is the hinged door-mounted thereon. A manually-operated shaft3 extends"across the casing 1, and isprovided --with a ha'ndle' 4, Figfll, :iwhichall'ow sfthejshafttobe rotated by: a

@person; "A jcoll'arj5jis seeured to the shaft 3, 'and'in this collar is'formed acOin-reiceiving pocketfi." Acoin s'-lot:7 has itslowferend-positioned contiguous to the collar 5, so thata coin 8 willbeplacedin the pocket 7 of noconsequence- 6 and retained insaidpocketlias the shaft 3 is: rotated. (see; Fig. ,=2),permitting the coin8 to engagethe, lowefrhooked' endit) of the catch-link 101. Thecatch-link l0qis pivotally mounted, at 11, upon "the anglelink 12; link12is pivotally mountechat 13, upon the side of the casing ll A hook- 14is formed upon the outer end of link 12-and this hook is hooked inthelower end ofsectional, adjustable r0d'l5. Theupper endiof f rod 15 is'pivotall y-corinectedto the outer end of lever I6. Lever 16 ispivotally mounted on valve .17 of the gas-supply pipe 18.- A gascuteoff-valve 19 is placed on the pipe 18, so that if my meter is notbeing used 'for turning on and offxthe gas supply, the

gascan be cutoff by valve 19, and the -opening and closing of the valveat '17 will'ibe A fixed contact 20 is fastened to-theside of the casinganda contact 21is'formed upon the outer'endjof arm'22, which arm-22 ispivotally mounted, at 23, upon the side of thl j casing. A short;spring]2 lfiis {fast'ened, at its upper end, to pulley 25, which pulleyis carried by bracket 26; the lower end of spring-24 is fastened;to'arm*22, and

the upper end oflongsp ring 27 is-also'fastened'to arm 22. 'The1owerendfofspring' 27 is fastenedto' cable 28, which cable passes aroundpulley 29 and is connectedft'o lever 1-6. A rod -30 is ,supportednpo'nbracket 31 and the cable '28 passes over-the top of rod 30, so that'whenthe leverl6is"in the dotted position,*shown-in Fig. 1," which "is theset pos ition, cable; 2s winbe drawn across rod '30,"-resulting inpulling down on the arm 22, causingcontacts 20 and 21 to engage, rclosing the "circuit' through wires32 and '33,- p'ermitting the'f'lightsrto burn in'the'room,"or building.

A suiabiebumper 01;. Step device 34is' atached to the shelf 35 againstwhich; the lever 16fmay bearor hit whenit moves .to y

35 is attached to the wire 32,-'s o".that.the-

lights may ,beicutl fl' the Zo'perator, if he so'desiresfi- I in I A:coil spring- 36! is fas'tene' c l at its lower end to the,bottomjoffthecasin nd its that the .tendencv lof theflspriri g is o hold the lever inan unset position, as shown in full lines in Fig; --1". QOnj; "the innerend of the lever 16 is an angle catchigiplate; which a -upper,end"is.fastened, at 37, to lever "16, so

catch plate 30 fis' adapted to ove into e11,.-

' gagement with .the socket portion 539 ,of the pivotally-supported"latch plate 40. Nhen the catch is in the hooked position, shownindotted lines in Fig. v.1 the contacts .20 .and 21 will be in engagementand the lights in the room or building will be burning.

The clock mechanism 41 is supported upon the platform 42,;and the clockmechanism is provided with an insulating dial 43. This .zclockmech-anism is provided with the usual iminute. andkhour hands. A bracketA l is arranged above the dial, and slidably mounted in bracket 44 isazclockhanchoperated device -45;this device 155 includes angle rod-:46,on the lower end oi'zwhich is sleeve 47,;Fig. 6. Trigger fingers d8 areadjustably :moruitedimsleeue &7, :and these fingers are adapted :to:engage "at their Blower, outer ends the insulating .dial &3. The outer.end :of :angle :rod .46 .is vadapted :to ion-gage the in- :clined rod49. The minute hand, Fig. 4, engages one {03E the :fingers 4:8, rotating:the device'45 as the hand :moves iQYerlthe dial, causing the :outer endof :rod 46 ltO engage inclined .(IOd A9, :whereurpon, :a circuit :will

he closed through the source EDIE supply 50, Fig ,1, wire 51,clocktmechanism and hands, device 45, rod 49, wire 52-;andeolenoid153.fllhisrclosingiofithe circuit .energizesgsolenoid 5.3, resulting in theirepelling of the solenoid core 53 .and the latch plate 40, whereupon,

the catch plate 3O will be released, permit- .ting spring 36 to draw"the lever 16 to its unset position, shown in full lines in Fig. '1,thereby allowing spring .24: to pull upon the contact 21, braking thelight circuit. The rod 49 is inclined so that when the clock-handoperated device is permitted to drop from the full line position, shownin Fig. 1 to the dotted position, on the .dial, it will notdrop in itsold place but in a new place, whereby the .device .45 must be againrotated to cause the solenoid 53 to be energized, releasing .the lever,to permit the lever to return to its unset 'or normal position by theaction ofespring ,36.

I have provided a start eandwstop device 54 forthe clock mechanism 41,which-device comprises a base 55-.carried by bracket 56,

Fig. 3. A start and stop wheel .57 of the clock mechanism -,4=1 issupported so as to partly overhang the base 55. .A sliding brake member58 rests on the base 55,, and :this brake member is provided with acut-.out portion .59, which :is adapted 1150 be .po- .sitioned over part ofwheel .57. A-soft %e overing or piece of fabric 60 is fastened ever,

part ofthe brakememher 5.8,:toengage the cogs .cr wheel 517 B170 etc.the rotary move- .ment of the wheel. en the inner end of :the lever .16moms upwardly etc the posi- .tion shown by dotted lines iIiIFig. 1, suchmovement will .allow cable .61 t0 Ltlfavel inwardly nnder pnlley 62,Fig. .5, which will permit the vcoil espring 63 :to draw :hrake 57 .asshown in Fig. :5, stopping the :clock inrechanism from operating thehands.

A cam '67 :is fastened .to shaft :3 :and this cam .is provided withajfiatportion (iii-which zisr-jengaged rby azhingedxplate-or bar 69. A

-.-hin:ged plate 70 is hi'ounted upon :an "insulating block 71, whichblock .71. is carried :upon standard 72.. 2A spring 78 is con-.nectedxtosbarfii) and standard 72. The outer :end zo'fzplate 70 isconnected :by cable .7410 aspringr36. A-contact'fl' 5 is attached toplate 70 :and a contact 1 7 6 is fastened to the insulating :block .721.vVire '32 .is connected to contact 7 5 .and wiret33 ;is connected :tocontact 76, ;-so that when :the operator rotates shaft .3, causing :theround edge of cam :67 to lift the bar 569, ,the circuit -will1be brokenat the-contacts '7 5 :and '76, and will :not be closed until 'fthe fiatportion 68 is again engaged :by the ,bar :69. By :this construc-':tionthe circuit may be broken merely :by turning shaft 3, withoutnecessitating veniteringthe casing fonoperatingtheswitch'35.

Backward movement of shaft 18 is prevented by the usual dog andicogdevice'w.

The coin-receiving box 01 receptacle '78 is placed under sleeve 5 forreceiving the 1 coins Basthey drop from theipocket 6. A-magnet 79, Fig.1, is provided for'drawing slugsor fraudulent :coins :throug'h. slot.80, Fig 1, of the chute J78.

illhe :operation 'ofthe zmeter is as follows: .A coin :is:.placed inslot :7 of :chute .7 and .passes into -pocketati :of collar "5. Then theoperatorigrasps handle 5 y and rotates shaft'S, causing the coin toengage catching link 110 drawing the outer .end-ogfithelever v:16zto theposition shown by dotted lines in :Fig. :1,

whereupon "the catch-plate hookslinto the latch plate 40, permitting:the cable 81, passing :over pulley 82, :to lower zthe clockhandoperated device 45. upon the dial 43, and at the same time :cable eawill :cause the angle mod, striking the inclinedbmd 4&9,

Will-result in theesolenoid 53, :beingenergined,

instantaneousl resulting in the latch plate 40 being repel ed,dislodging the catch plate 30, allowing spring 36 to pull the inner endof gas being used, closing or cutting off the supply of gas in pipe 18at valve 17.

I have found from actual experience with.

my meter that it works in an efficient and satisfactory manner, and bythe use of myv meter, an attendant is not requiredin pool and billiardrooms where lights are required for playing the game, as the users ofthe room will have to place a coin or money in the meter for continuingthe'supply of light while playing.

While I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, andhave illus-. trated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minorchanges or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to whichthis invention relates, during the extensive manufacture of the same andI, therefore,

reserve the right to make such alterations or changes as shall fairlyfall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: a

1. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a support having a valve- 30 provided with a lever, meansfor manually.

shifting said lever in one. direction,*a catch plate on said lever, alatch plate pivotally catch plate for holding saidlever ina setposition, a solenoid engaging. said latch carried by saidv support forengagingsaid iv 7 plate, a vfixedly supported inclined rod, a"

pivotally supported angle irod carriednear said inclined rod, meanselectrically connect ing said rods to said solenoid, and means forturning said angle rodto engage said inclined rod, as and for thepurposes set forth.

2. .In a device of theclass described, the

combination of a support having a valve provided with a lever, means formanually shifting said lever in one direction, a catch plate on saidlever, a latch plate pivotally carried by said support, forjengagingsaid catch plate for holding said lever in a setposition, a. solenoidengaging said latch plate, a fixedly supported inclined'r'od, a

purposes set forth; a

In testimony signature.

whereof hereunto'afiix my 50 pivotally support-ed angle rodcarried-nearsaid inclined rod, said angle rod having, fingers on itslower end, a cable connected to said lever and to said angle rod,,a-nd aclock. mechanism'belo'w said fingers, as andiforthe

